The shooting of John Woo's new movie Chi Bi, or The Battle of Red Cliff, was stopped by a serious fire with one dead and at least three injured, Tuesday's Beijing News reported.
The fire broke on early Monday morning when the crew were shooting a scene that a small smoking boat crashed with a large ancient war vessel at a location in northern suburb of Beijing.
A 23-year-old stunt man was killed in the fire, the newspaper quoted the local fire control department. And at least three people were sent to hospital, other sources said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
John Woo was in Hong Kong and the second unit director was in charge of the shooting, according to the newspaper.
The historical epic drama with a budget of 80 million U.S. dollars was claimed to be Asia's biggest movie production, gathering a bunch of famed actors including Tony Leung, Zhang Fengyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
The film, adapted from China's classic novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is divided into two parts and the first part is going to be released next month.
It has been Woo's latest Chinese movie following his several Hollywood motions such as Face Off and Mission Impossible II.
Source: Xinhua
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